Add note to the shared memory sizing table about needing to use page count in

shared_buffers and wal_buffers, not size in bytes.  Per discussion.

diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/runtime.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/runtime.sgml
index f40899e0d60e5fb6959abe46d6a4a2f4ceaaac27..c48ffa57afa2bc020c231a8e78e2ee122364355f 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/src/sgml/runtime.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/runtime.sgml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-
+
 
 
  Operating System Environment
@@ -1124,6 +1124,16 @@ set semsys:seminfo_semmsl=32
      
     
    
+
+   
+    
+     The multipliers for shared_buffers and
+     wal_buffers should be the number of buffers, not the
+     amount in bytes.  To find out the number of shared or wal buffers, divide
+     the amount in bytes by  and
+     , respectively.
+    
+